At least 7 people have been killed and several injured in an overnight Russian missile and drone attacks in the Kyiv region, the interior minister has said.
In a post on social media, Ihor Klymenko said residential areas, hospitals and sports (...)
RIYADH— Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Mansour Al-Mushaiti attended the signing of 11 agreements welcoming new members to the Saudi AgriFood Tech Alliance (SAFTA) during his participation in GreenTech Amsterdam 2025, as (...)
European leaders are voicing alarm over the military attacks launched overnight between Israel and Iran and calling for immediate de-escalation to avoid an all-out war that could spiral across the Middle East and beyond.
British Prime Minister Keir (...)
Six activists who were detained by Israel after their boat was intercepted on its way to try to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza have been deported, the Israeli foreign ministry has confirmed.
Earlier, Israeli human rights group Adalah said (...)
AMSTERDAM — Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands have signed a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoU) with investments exceeding SR428 million in Amsterdam. The agreements were inked between a number of Saudi and Dutch companies with (...)
A group of activists – including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg – who were detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat, have been taken to a Tel Aviv airport for deportation, Israel said on Tuesday.
The yacht carrying 12 people trying to bring (...)
Activists say Israeli troops have boarded a yacht trying to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
"Connection has been lost" on the Madleen, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) campaign group said on the Telegram app.
It posted a photo showing (...)
Denmark has quit the so-called Frugal Four to embrace instead a "more flexible" attitude towards the European Union's seven-year budget, the country's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has said, insisting the imperative goal of rearming the bloc (...)
The far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) is leaving the Netherlands' government over its policy for asylum-seekers, its leader Geert Wilders said on Tuesday, toppling the governing coalition.
"I signed up for the strictest asylum policy, not for the (...)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he wants his country to join a major European plan to bolster defenses by 1 July.
Speaking to CBC on Tuesday, Carney said he hoped Canada would sign on to ReArm Europe — a plan to dramatically increase (...)
Leader of the Dutch far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders has presented a 10-point plan on Monday to radically slash migration, putting pressure on his four-party coalition to toughen migration policy or risk a cabinet crisis.
"The gloves (...)
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is detained at The Hague over his drug war that killed thousands, has been elected mayor of his family's stronghold, according to early, partial results.
Two of his most loyal aides - long-time (...)
RIYADH — The United States ranked sixth among the top countries investing in Saudi Arabia by the end of 2024, with foreign direct investment (FDI) totaling $15.4 billion, according to data released by the Saudi Ministry of Investment.
The United (...)
The world is arming itself at the fastest rate since near the end of the Cold War, according to a new report, as major wars rage in Ukraine and Gaza and military tensions spike from Europe to Asia.
The 9.4% year-on-year rise to $2.718 trillion in (...)
The UN's highest court has begun a week of hearings into Israel's obligation to "ensure and facilitate" humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories and particularly in Gaza.
The hearings come in response to a (...)
THE HAGUE — Amid the ongoing Israeli military aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip and the blockade of humanitarian aid, Saudi Arabia renewed its strong condemnation of the Israeli atrocities and barbaric aggression on unarmed civilians. "Israel (...)
The US has revealed plans to impose port fees on Chinese ships to try to revive shipbuilding in the US and challenge China's dominance of the industry.
From mid-October, Chinese ship owners and operators will be charged $50 per ton of cargo with the (...)
Turkish police have detained 525 suspected drug dealers in dawn operations across the capital Ankara in what Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said was the "biggest narcotics operation" in the country's history.
The operation involved thousands of (...)
Authorities have dismantled four major criminal networks responsible for fuelling the flow of drugs into the European Union and Turkey, the EU's law enforcement agency Europol said in a statement.
It follows a series of "coordinated raids" supported (...)
The dramatic arrest of the Philippines' controversial former president in March sent shock waves through much of the world – and cast a renewed spotlight on the other leaders wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Former Philippine (...)
RIYADH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Thursday from Prime Minister Dick Schoof of the Netherlands.
The two leaders discussed bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands and explored (...)
German authorities carried out raids across six states on Wednesday targeting individuals suspected of involvement in Brigade N'Hamedu, a group accused of attempting to overthrow the government of Eritrea.
According to a statement from the Federal (...)
The Dutch Ministry of Defense has confirmed it aims to more than double its military personnel, from 70,000 to 200,000 by 2030.
In a letter from the State Secretary for Defense, Gijs Tuinman, to the House of Representatives, he said that defense is (...)
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said she visited her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention center in The Hague, Netherlands.
Speaking outside the facility on Friday, she said their (...)
A plane carrying former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has arrived in the Netherlands where he is to face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his deadly "war on drugs".
Duterte was arrested at (...)
